Category Archive for "State Parks" | Backtrax America – Traveler – Photographer – Vlogger

The Small Towns of Montana

Bannack Bench Road north dead-ends into Hwy 278. I turned left onto Hwy 278 and continued north through the small town of Jackson onto Wisdom, MT, where I turned left, again, onto Hwy 43. I followed Hwy 43, heading northwest. I hadn't a clue where I was going to pitch my tent or hang my...

Adventure, Back Roads, Camping, Featured, Montana, Simple Life, small towns, State Parks, Travel, WanderlustFebruary 5, 2017NanetteNo comments Permalink

Gone, but not forgotten

I traveled North on the dusty and desolate Bannack Bench Road, and I was beginning to believe Montana didn't have many paved roads. Several miles of driving took me past a cow, on the wrong side of the fence, who had (like two minutes earlier,) given birth. I wanted to stop and take a few...

Adventure, Back Roads, Camping, Featured, History, Montana, Photography, State Parks, Travel, WanderlustJanuary 20, 2017Nanette1 comment Permalink

22.5 Hours

The last three deployments that I have been on, I've had with Angela Carona. We have become great friends and spend a lot of "free" time together. Her husband, Mike, was deployed to the Greeley office after Angela, and over time, he has gotten use to my, as he calls it, "rough around the edges"...

Adventure, Back Roads, Camping, Colorado, Featured, Friends, Friendship, National Parks, South Dakota, State Parks, Time, Travel, Weather, WyomingAugust 8, 2015NanetteNo comments Permalink

The friendliest people are in State Parks.

Driving down Highway 52, in the rolling hills of Northeastern Iowa, you will come to a town named Bellevue, which happens to sit on the banks of the Mississippi river. On the outskirts of this little town, high on the bluffs is Bellevue State Park.